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Crude oil prices edged up in quiet trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, following

There's no room for compromise or rationalization in the trucking industry's battle to eliminate com

Visual Technology Signs New DistributorsLOWELL, Mass. - Visual Technology Inc. announced the

The French government has been pressuring some oil companies to buy less Iranian crude oil, industry

Airbus Industrie has placed more than $2 billion worth of purchase orders for aircraft engines made

San Joaquin Valley officials get complaints each fall about the stench from defoliants that are spra

It looks like a bumper crop will be ready for harvest this fall in the apple orchards of Wenatchee V

A Japanese parliamentary committee urged that the government proceed withplans to allow a re

West Germany is bullish on Venezuela despite this South American democracy's multiple economic diffi

Postal Workers Stage Strike in South AfricaJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A strike by half of

The European Community Commission Wednesday unveiled a plan to curb the growth of farm spending and

Venceramica, Venezuela's largest producer of bathroom fixtures, is losing rapidly its world market s

These days classy grape names such as Chardonnay and merlot dot Italian wine lists and designer Ital

South Korean manufacturers say they have agreed among themselves to ease trade frictions with the Un

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

A British-made lightweight concrete mixer features a new design that replaces the familiar heavy ste

Traditional Exports Tin, rubber, copra, petroleum, coffee, coconut oil, palm oil, iron steel

Although the ability to transmit electricity without resistance offers many potential benefits, peop

Cielewich to Retire From Marine MidlandMarine Midland Bank (Delaware), N.A., announced that

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The U.S. dollar traded higher at mid-day, posting a small rise from morning levels, but interest con

Union leaders at Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reacted with a mixture of gloom and defiance to announce

Wed., July 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The House and Senate Banking Committee chairmen are awaiting the final wordfrom President Re

Borden Will Sell Stock In Petrochemical UnitNEW YORK Borden Inc. said it has approved a p

Who is escorting whom in the Persian Gulf? - Robert Byrd, Senate majority leader Saying that

Occidental Petroleum Corp. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced that they have signed a lette

High winds and 9-foot waves delayed efforts to load the supertanker Bridgeton with oil, and it dropp

The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners called on major world powers to form a mu

Merck & Co. plans to purchase up to $1 billion of the company's stock is indicative of the pharmaceu

The Bonn government said Wednesday it would refuse to send West German ships into the Persian Gulf,

Diamond Alaska Coal Co.'s effort to win a coal supply contract from South Korea's national utility c

Some 5,300 employees at Yugoslavia's largest port of Rijeka went back to work Tuesday after a five-d

Hercules Inc. announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Hercules do Brasil, has begun an $11 million

M.A. Hanna Co., which recently announced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding stock of Day Inte

A federal judge has dismissed a suit filed by a dissident ranch heir against Exxon Corp. and the Kin

Sun Energy Reports Slight Dip in EarningsRADNOR, Pa. - Sun Energy Partners L.P. reported ear

Exxon Corp. declared a cash dividend of $1 a share on capital stock, payable on Sept. 10 to sharehol